Etymology of the English word digitalism
the English word digitalism
derived from the English word digitalis
derived from the Latin word digitalis (measuring a finger's breadth; of, belonging to a finger)
derived from the Latin word digitus (finger; digit, interlocked by finger-like processes; finger; finger; toe; finger's breadth)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *deik- (to show, to pronounce solemnly; to throw)
using the Latin suffix -alis